[Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington: 2008]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Crofton Ridge Trail #73

Mount Adams Wilderness

August 22, 2008

Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii

Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Western Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum -

2. Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens -

3. Grand Fir: Abies grandis -

4. Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmanii -

5. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta -

6. Western White Pine: Pinus monticola -

7. Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla -

8. Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii -

9. Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa -

10. Smooth-stem Sedge: Carex laeviculmis -

*11. Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii -

12. Alpine Nerved Sedge: Carex neurophora -

13. Thick-headed Sedge: Carex pachystachya -

14. Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii -

15. Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus -

*16. Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius -

*17. Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus -

*18. Hairy Needlegrass: Achantherum occidentale ssp. pubescens -

*19. Brome: Bromus sp. -

*20. Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides -

*21. Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis -

22. Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora -

23. False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule -

24. Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum -

25. Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri -

26. Western Wake Robin, Wood Lily, Trillium: Trillium ovatum -

27. Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax -

28. Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia -

*29. White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys -

*30. Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta -

*31. Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii -

*32. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

*33. Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra -

*34. Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa -

35. Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla -

36. Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa -

*37. Mountain Tansy-mustard: Descurainia incana ssp. viscosa -

*38. Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum -

39. Three-tooth Mitrewort: Mitella trifida -

40. Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre -

41. Spiny Gooseberry: Ribes watsonianum - Spiny fruits developing.

42. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia -

43. Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata -

*44. Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala -

45. Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata -

46. Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia -

47. Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa -

*48. Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus -

49. Pacific Blackberry: Rubus ursinus ssp. macropetalus -

*50. Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. grayi -

*51. Thick-leaved Pea: Lathyrus lanzwertii var. aridus -

*52. Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius ssp. latifolius -

53. White Clover: Trifolium repens -

*54. American Vetch: Vicia americana ssp. americana -

55. Snow Brush: Ceanothus velutinus -

56. Baker's Violet: Viola bakeri -

*57. Spreading Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum -

58. Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta -

59. Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii -

60. Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens -

61. Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii -

62. Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata ssp. occidentalis -

*63. Sidebells Pyrola: Orthilia secunda var. secunda -

64. Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium -

65. Night-blooming Morning Glory: Calystegia atriplicifolia -

66. Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora -

*67. Skyrocket: Ipomopsis aggregata -

*68. California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum -

69. Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale ssp. occidentale -

*70. Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata -

*71. Musk Monkeyflower: Erythranthe moschata -

*72. Turtleheads: Nothochelone nemorosa -

*73. Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa ssp. racemosa -

*74. Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus -

*75. Common Speedwell: Veronica officinalis var. officinalis -

76. Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum -

*77. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

*78. Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca -

*79. Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea -

*80. Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis -

81. Tall Mt. Aster: Canadanthus modestus -

82. Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri -

*83. Foreign Daisy, Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis -

*84. Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus -

*85. Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus var. speciosus -

*86. White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum -

*87. Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri -

*88. False Dandylion: Hypochaeris radicata -

*89. Wall-lettuce: Mycelis muralis -

*90. Macoun's Cudweed: Pseudognaphalium macounii - ?

*91. Arrow-leaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis -

Animals Seen Along the Crofton Ridge Trail #73:

Goshawks

Dark-eyed Juncos

Great Arctic

Fritillaries

Arctic Fritillaries ? (small & wings more rounded)

Parnassian

Copper

Blue

Paul Slichter E-mail